Communities In Schools celebrates 25 years of serving Northeast Texas students

Communities In Schools of Northeast Texas (CIS) announces its 25th anniversary as Northeast Texas’ leading dropout prevention program. At a time when one in three high school freshmen are at risk of not graduating, Communities In Schools has achieved 25 years of success in helping students stay in school and prepare for a successful future. CIS will commemorate the occasion with a number of public education and promotional events throughout the next week.  The week of celebration will kick off with a Community Appreciation Luncheon with keynote speaker Representative Bryan Hughes.  In addition, Dr. Tyrone Bledsoe will present Cultivating a Passion for Excellence for area high school aged young men.  CIS will also host the annual SMART Girls event for sixth-eighth grade young women interested in SMART (Science, Math And Related Technologies) careers. There will be an open community forum for area educators, parents and others interested in our students’ success.  A Matter of Degree will take place at Chapel Hill ISD April 10 from 4:30 through 5:30 p.m.  The public is invited to attend this informative discussion about the state of education in our modern world.   
In Texas, CIS is administered by the Texas Education Agency and is the largest dropout prevention program in the state.  On a local level, CIS of Northeast Texas provides intensive, case-managed services to more than 3,000 students in at-risk situations throughout the Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) service district annually.  
“My family can’t say thank you enough for all CIS has done for us. We tried for eight years to get our papers and then CIS stepped in and helped us through the process,” Paola Zuniga, a student at Chapel Hill High School, said. “After all those years of waiting and waiting I am a citizen of the USA.”
 

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